State of Texas Assessment Readiness (STAAR) information

  • STAAR Information

    The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) program was implemented in Spring 2012. Summative assessments provide educators and parents with helpful information to support strong teaching and guide students to their full potential. State summative assessments serve several primary purposes:

    • to determine the mastery of knowledge and skills for students.
    • to determine the effectiveness of curriculum and instruction programs at the end of a unit or course.
    • to help determine which individual students should receive additional holistic support.

    This program includes annual assessments for:

    • Reading/Language Arts in Grades 3-8, English I EOC and English II EOC
    • Mathematics in Grades 3-8, Algebra I EOC
    • Science in Grades 5 and 8, Biology EOC
    • Social Studies in Grade 8, US History EOC

    STAAR Resources from the Texas Education Agency can help support families to understand the Texas Assessment program.

    STAAR Scores - Please access your child's scores through the District Links section located in your child's Skyward Access. You will be able to view your child's STAAR scores from previous school years. 

     

    STAAR Redesign Information for families

    Why did the state redesign STAAR? 

    The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) redesign is a result of House Bill (HB) 3906 passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in 2019. The goal is to better align the test to students' classroom experience. The Texas Education Agency (TEA), working with a wide range of education stakeholders, including the Assessment Education Advisory Committee, has been exploring the most instructionally supportive approach to implementing these changes. Effective teachers provide various open-ended question formats for students. The STAAR redesign includes the addition of new, non-multiple choice questions which are more like the kind of questions teachers ask in class.

    The redesign will be implemented in the state summative assessments administered in the 2022–2023 school year.

    TEA has provided a practice site for teachers, students, and families so they are comfortable with the platform before STAAR. https://txpt.cambiumtds.com/student This can be accessed both in school and at home, so all stakeholders can see what students will be using.